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O'Malley of Shanganagh
by Byrne, Donn
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York & London: Century, 1925. A popular romantic novel of Ireland, famous in its day (usually found in poor condition). This is an unusually Fine copy of the First Edition. Reddish-brown cloth binding with black lettering. Clean and fresh text; contemporary ink inscription on FFEP. The illustrated DJ is in Near Fine condition, with just the slightest hints of wear and a tape repair to the inside of the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by John Richard Flanagan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000789
- Title
- O'Malley of Shanganagh
- Author
- Byrne, Donn
- Illustrator
- John Richard Flanagan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Century
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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